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How to set the color of a selection area on a canvas using FabricJS?
In this article, we are going to learn how to set the color of a selection area on a canvas using FabricJS. We can adjust the color using the selectionColor property.
Syntax
new fabric.Canvas(element: HTMLElement|String, { selectionColor: String }: Object)
Parameters
element − This parameter is the <canvas> element itself which can be derived using document.getElementById() or the id of the <canvas> element itself. The FabricJS canvas will be initialized on this element.
options (optional) − This parameter is an Object which provides additional customizations to our canvas. Using this parameter, properties such as color, cursor, border width and a lot of other properties can be changed related to the canvas, of which selectionColor is a property with which we can indicate the color of the selection. The default value of selectionColor is rgba(100,100,255,0.3).
Example 1
Passing the selectionColor key to the class
The selectionColor property accepts a String which determines the color of the selection. We can use an RGBA value which stands for: red, blue, green and alpha. The alpha parameter specifies the opacity of a color. Let's see a code example of how we can set the color of a selection area in canvas using FabricJS.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <!-- Adding the Fabric JS Library--> <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/fabric.js/510/fabric.min.js"></script> </head> <body> <h2>Setting the color of a selection area using FabricJs</h2> <p>Select an area around the object to see the color of the selection area.</p> <canvas id="canvas"></canvas> <script> // Initiate a canvas instance var canvas = new fabric.Canvas("canvas", { selectionColor: "rgba(0,0,0,0.4)", }); // Creating an instance of the fabric.Rect class var rect = new fabric.Rect({ left: 170, top: 90, width: 60, height: 80, fill: "#006400", angle: 90, }); // Adding it to the canvas canvas.add(rect); canvas.setWidth(document.body.scrollWidth); canvas.setHeight(250); </script> </body> </html>
Example 2
Using a color name instead of an RGBA value
We can also use a specific color instead of using an RGBA value. In this example, the selectionColor property has been set to the color "red".
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <!-- Adding the Fabric JS Library--> <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/fabric.js/510/fabric.min.js"></script> </head> <body> <h2>Setting the color of a selection area using FabricJs</h2> <p>Select an area around the object to see the color of the selection area.</p> <canvas id="canvas"></canvas> <script> // Initiate a canvas instance var canvas = new fabric.Canvas("canvas", { selectionColor: "red", }); // Creating an instance of the fabric.Rect class var rect = new fabric.Rect({ left: 170, top: 90, width: 60, height: 80, fill: "#006400", angle: 90, }); // Adding it to the canvas canvas.add(rect); canvas.setWidth(document.body.scrollWidth); canvas.setHeight(250); </script> </body> </html>